The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of moving an icon. The method includes: displaying a first page of a home screen in the main display area under an icon management mode; when receiving a first operation on the icon in the first page, displaying the icon in the subsidiary display area in response to a first operation; switching the first page to a second page of the home screen and displaying the second page; and displaying the icon in the second page in response to a second operation, when the second operation is received. The embodiments of the present disclosure solve the problems of high operation difficulty and low operation efficiency when moving icons in the related art.